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Nei Payasam

Nei Payasam is a yummy, buttery pudding made by cooking rice in jaggery syrup & ghee and flavoured with nuts. Nei Paysam is commonly made on Onam Sadya and for special occasions. Nei Payasam is easy and quick to make.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Servings2 people
AuthorSharmilee J

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup unakkalari rice I used broken variety
  • 4 tablespoon ghee
  • 1 cup jaggery
  • 3 cups water
  • 1/4 cup grated coconut
  • 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
  • a tiny pinch dry ginger powder
  • 7 cashews broken

Instructions

  • Soak jaggery in warm water(till immersing level) , crush it well.
  • Then heat it up until it is slightly thick (no string consistency needs to be checked). Cool down, strain and keep aside.
  • Measure rice and add it to pressure pan, rinse it well first. Then add 2 cups of water.
  • Pressure cook for at least 5 whistles in low medium flame. Rice should be cooked till soft but not mushy as we want the grains to be seen.
  • Measure and add jaggery syrup.
  • Mix well and cook in low flame till the jaggery syrup blends well with the rice.
  • Now add grated coconut.
  • Mix well and cook for 2 mins, then add ghee little by little.
  • Keep mixing, at one stage the payasam will get thick and saucy in consistency.
  • Add cashews, cardamom powder, dry ginger powder and switch off.
  • Serve Nei Payasam hot / warm!

Notes

  • You can even add ghee fried cashews but as there is lots of ghee in the payasam its better to add as such.
  • Don’t cook till very thick as it will harden further after cooling down. The consistency is more like sweet pongal.
  • This payasam is very rich so it is always served in small portions.
  • Unakkalari is a special type of Kerala Raw rice which gives a unique flavour to the payasam. I had broken variety so used it up, you can use the whole rice too.
  • Don’t make jaggery syrup too diluted.
  • The color of the payasam depends totally on the jaggery color.
Nutrition Facts
Nei Payasam
Amount Per Serving (150 ml)
Calories 964 Calories from Fat 351
% Daily Value*
Fat 39g60%
Saturated Fat 25g156%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g
Monounsaturated Fat 10g
Cholesterol 77mg26%
Sodium 23mg1%
Potassium 133mg4%
Carbohydrates 145g48%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 102g113%
Protein 5g10%
Vitamin C 0.2mg0%
Calcium 52mg5%
Iron 4mg22%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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